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Property Management Tips for Landlords

Property management can be a great way to pull in a secondary income, especially if you’re handy and have a little bit of time on your hands. But getting started owning an investment property isn’t a cut and dry process. There are many things to…

Give Hospital Laundry Procedures a Boost

Every aspect of caring for patients is sensitive. Whether assisting in their care prior to a procedure or helping them through the recovery process, it’s important to handle every moment with poise and dignity. While hospitals can create calm, professional environments by assembling a highly-skilled…

Hotel Lobby Cleaning Checklist

Picture this: As guests filter into your hotel lobby to check in, they glance around to find dusty entry tables and floors filthy with tracked-in grime from outside. Musty smells waft up from the furniture and carpets, while front desk agents -- odor-blind to these…

How to Control Trash Room Odors

According to the EPA, per capita, the average person generates around 4.5 pounds of trash per day. All this garbage has to be stored somewhere before it gets to landfills. Hotels, residential buildings, restaurants, hospitals, retail spaces, and other locations collect their garbage in centralized…

5 Keys to Improve Your Business’s Yelp Reviews

The majority of people turn to online reviews when looking for a new restaurant, shopping for a product, or considering a service provider. Specifically, the impact of reviews on Yelp.com can make or break a local business, with more than 150 million people visiting Yelp…

Restaurant Deep Cleaning Checklist

A dirty restaurant is a good indicator of poor quality food and unhealthy eating conditions. It can make diners have second thoughts about whether they should come back a second time. Patrons might also leave the dreaded negative review, which could give you a lousy…

Why Odors Get Worse When Weather Warms

The science behind the stink of spring and summer. As warm weather of spring and summer draw near, it seems like nasty odors are more common. It may be the waft of waste smells from a trash room or garbage area or the heightened odor…

Atlanta Hotel Using Fresh Wave IAQ for Big Game Prep

Atlanta Airport Marriott Uses Vapor Phase Unit to Eliminate Big Odors Before Big Game Connected to the International Convention center, 2 miles from the airport, and 10 miles from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway is one of Atlanta’s premier event hotels. When huge…

New Year, Fresh Start

Why (and How) to Switch from Traditional Air Fresheners at Your Facility People consider a business’s cleanliness as a reflection of the business itself. Around 90% of customers will have a negative opinion of a business if its public spaces are not clean. And…

The Best Solutions for Fighting Foul Odors in Correctional Facilities

Correctional facilities come with a wide-range of foul odor sources. With small cells holding many inmates, and shared toilets and kitchen areas, dealing with these bad smells, especially in very confined buildings can be a major challenge for correctional facility cleaning staff. While many jails…

Building Services Management: A Comprehensive Look at Eco-Friendly Odor Control

Whether it’s a commercial office, hospital, hotel, sports arena, or a casino, virtually all buildings have a wide-range of odors – from trash rooms to restrooms to food service areas and beyond. For today’s facility managers, the ability to counter foul odors with the safest…

Rise of Cannabis Tourism and Implications for Hospitality Arena

With the widespread legalization of recreational cannabis throughout the U.S., there has been a rise in “cannabis tourism,” and now area hotels are working to meet the needs of this new type of traveler. Beyond just providing peaceful sleeping accommodations, hotels are offering vacations complete…